WTMG Intelligence

Global Migration Corridors

Explore where international migrant populations are concentrated across origin and destination countries using UN DESA International Migrant Stock data.

Latest observation: 2024

Corridor values represent migrant stock, not annual migration flows.

58,775Corridors Tracked
2024Latest Observation
172Destination Countries
UN DESASource

How to read corridor data

Mexico -> USA = 11.28 million means approximately 11.28 million international migrants whose origin is Mexico were living in the United States in the 2024 UN stock estimate. It does not mean 11.28 million people moved from Mexico to the USA during 2024.

The dataset estimates the number of international migrants living in each destination by origin.

Top 15 Corridors by 2024 Migrant Stock

Mexico -> USA 11,279,561
Afghanistan -> Iran 3,752,317
Syria -> Türkiye 3,563,983
Russia -> Ukraine 3,375,095
India -> UAE 3,248,545
India -> USA 3,165,238
Venezuela -> Colombia 2,904,873
Ukraine -> Russia 2,872,612
China -> USA 2,488,775
Bangladesh -> Saudi Arabia 2,362,680
Bangladesh -> India 2,293,959
Philippines -> USA 2,263,697
Yemen -> Saudi Arabia 1,999,619
India -> Saudi Arabia 1,953,496
Pakistan -> Saudi Arabia 1,937,044
Largest Corridors Fastest Growing Since 2020 Fastest Growing Since 2015
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 IndonesiaAsia MalaysiaAsia 1,761,502 1,693,459 1,607,465 +68,043 (+4.0%) +154,037 (+9.6%)
#2 NepalAsia MalaysiaAsia 502,596 502,596 502,596 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#3 BangladeshAsia MalaysiaAsia 282,437 282,437 282,437 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#4 PhilippinesAsia MalaysiaAsia 255,520 249,159 241,224 +6,361 (+2.6%) +14,296 (+5.9%)
#5 IndiaAsia MalaysiaAsia 139,751 139,751 139,751 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#6 SingaporeAsia MalaysiaAsia 79,926 76,657 72,596 +3,269 (+4.3%) +7,330 (+10.1%)
#7 PakistanAsia MalaysiaAsia 79,288 79,544 74,186 -256 (-0.3%) +5,102 (+6.9%)
#8 ThailandAsia MalaysiaAsia 70,718 69,539 68,074 +1,179 (+1.7%) +2,644 (+3.9%)
#9 ChinaAsia MalaysiaAsia 30,524 30,606 30,708 -82 (-0.3%) -184 (-0.6%)
#10 BruneiAsia MalaysiaAsia 16,887 15,510 13,798 +1,377 (+8.9%) +3,089 (+22.4%)
#11 JapanAsia MalaysiaAsia 12,388 12,389 12,390 -1 (0.0%) -2 (0.0%)
#12 South KoreaAsia MalaysiaAsia 3,410 3,410 3,410 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#13 Sri LankaAsia MalaysiaAsia 3,310 3,865 5,536 -555 (-14.4%) -2,226 (-40.2%)
#14 YemenMiddle East MalaysiaAsia 3,228 3,662 654 -434 (-11.9%) +2,574 (+393.6%)
#15 AfghanistanAsia MalaysiaAsia 2,906 2,574 452 +332 (+12.9%) +2,454 (+542.9%)
#16 SyriaMiddle East MalaysiaAsia 2,759 3,272 1,140 -513 (-15.7%) +1,619 (+142.0%)
#17 AustraliaOceania MalaysiaAsia 2,432 2,432 2,432 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#18 IraqMiddle East MalaysiaAsia 674 1,262 1,051 -588 (-46.6%) -377 (-35.9%)
#19 New ZealandOceania MalaysiaAsia 592 592 592 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#20 IranMiddle East MalaysiaAsia 358 442 528 -84 (-19.0%) -170 (-32.2%)
#21 VietnamAsia MalaysiaAsia 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)